The Maintenance Mechanic assists the Maintenance Manager in repairing and
maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment at all three locations of Amigos Foods.
Job Duties:
- Perform routine inspections, repairs, and maintenance on all production equipment, including conveyor systems, pumps, motors, and other types of food processing machinery.
- Perform fabricating duties.
- Perform some electrical and plumbing duties
- Troubleshoot all areas of production equipment to ensure it is in good working order, making repairs/adjustments as needed.
- Other Duties as Assigned
Essential Functions:
- Maintain standards of food plant sanitation in all production activities.
- Ensure good manufacturing practices are adhered to at all times
- Adhere to the company's production standard operating procedures
- Maintain a clean work area at all times
- Prevent costly downtime and disruptions to production schedules by ensuring that equipment is in good working order and catching problems before they become more serious
Position Qualifications
- Have experience with various tools such as wrenches, pliers, socket sets as well as welding equipment.
- Project management — Ability to organize and direct a project to completion
- Decision Making — Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
- Detail Oriented — Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Accurate — Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Initiative — Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or to reach a goal.
- Reliability — The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Self Motivated — Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative
- Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution or to deal proactively with work related problems.
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Experience: One to two years' related experience. Experience in food processing
Physical Abilities Lift/Carry
Stand C (Constantly) 1 lbs. or less F ( Frequently)
Walk F (Frequently) 2 — 20 lbs. F (Frequently)
Sit (F (Frequently) 21-50 lbs. F(Frequently)
Handling/Fingering F(Frequently) 51-Over 100 lbs. O(Occasionally)
Reach Outward F(Frequently)
Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently)
Climb F (Frequently)
Squat or Kneel F (Frequently)
Bend F (Frequently) Push/Pull
1 lb. or less F (Frequently)
2-12 lbs. F (Frequently)
13-25 lbs. F (Frequently)
26-40 lbs. F (Frequently)
41-100 lbs. 0 (Occasionally)
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Other Physical Requirements Vision (Near)
Sense of touch
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Hearing, Vision, & Lifting Equipment)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to hot and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.